Comparison

EMDR Therapy vs 6th Mind

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EMDR Therapy

This app simulates EMDR therapy using advanced digital techniques. It guides users through bilateral stimulation with visual, auditory, and vibration cues to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact. Recommended by mental health professionals, it aims to aid recovery from trauma, depression, PTSD, and anxiety.

Highlights
  • Simulates EMDR therapy techniques
  • Bilateral stimulation (visual, auditory, vibration)
  • Guided processing of distressing memories
  • Aids recovery from trauma and anxiety
  • Customizable settings for user preference
Features
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This application uses many advanced digital technics and simulates EMDR therapy. EMDR is a technique recommended by psychotherapists and Psychologists. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched psychotherapy method proven to be effective and help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences which are including depression, PTSD, panic disorders, anxiety. The American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs/Dept. of Defense, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the World Health Organization among many other national and international organizations recognize and recommend EMDR therapy as an effective treatment. First, put on your headphones, think of a traumatic and disturbing event. Follow the ball in the EMDR tool, focus on the transition of sounds in your left and right ears, and feel the vibrations. Thus, the effect of traumatic disturbing events that will provide the data flow between the right and left brain as in REM sleep will decrease. Focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories. While you bring the details of that memory to mind, This tool will guide you through a series of side-to-side eye movements, auditory (with direction), and vibrations. As you learn to process the memory and related feelings it brings up, you’ll gradually be able to reframe that memory in a more positive light. Use three types of BLS: visual, auditory (with direction), and vibrations and modify your settings to suit your preferences. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy developed by Francine Shapiro in the 1980s that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In EMDR, the person being treated recalls distressing experiences whilst doing bilateral stimulation, such as side-to-side eye movement or physical stimulation, such as tapping either side of the body. According to the theory behind the approach, traumatic and painful memories can cause post-traumatic stress when you don’t process them completely. Then, when sights, sounds, words, or smells trigger those unprocessed memories, you re-experience them. The 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) practice guideline states that EMDR "is based on the idea that negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are the result of unprocessed memories. The treatment involves standardized procedures that include focusing simultaneously on spontaneous associations of traumatic images, thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations and bilateral stimulation that is most commonly in the form of repeated eye movements. This re-experiencing leads to the emotional distress and other symptoms recognized as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). EMDR aims to reduce symptoms of trauma by changing how your memories are stored in your brain. In a nutshell, an EMDR therapist does this by leading you through a series of bilateral (side-to-side) eye movements as you recall traumatic or triggering experiences in small segments, until those memories no longer cause distress.

About

6th Mind

This app offers Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) therapy to help manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and burnout. It uses light and sound patterns based on clinical data to promote brain activity balance. Users can follow personalized protocols or choose flexible sessions for relief and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) therapy
  • Clinically-based approach
  • Personalized therapy protocols
  • Flexible session options
  • Combines light and sound
  • Privacy-first data handling
Features
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Get relief from depression, anxiety, insomnia and burnout with AVE (Audio-Visual Entrainment) - a clinically-based approach combining binaural beats, isochronic tones, and stroboscopic light. Headphones recommended for the strongest effect; sessions still work without them. Built on data from 1000+ real therapy sessions. • FREE - No ads, no subscription needed • Clinically-based - Built on real therapy session data • NEW Headset Mode - Use a low-cost 3D-printable headset to turn your phone's screen into a full-field light source for deeper, less distracting sessions • NEW Eyes-open sessions - Watch the patterns directly, with gentle pre-session animations • NEW Mental 6-packs - Themed bundles of six sessions, ready to play offline • NEW Enhance your routine - Add 40 Hz mental clarity or better-sleep sessions to your day • Flexible use - Follow personalized protocol or choose any session • Your pace - 11-minute full sessions or 6-minute short versions • Science-backed AVE therapy - Combines light and sound • Complements traditional treatment - Use alongside therapy or medication • Privacy-first - Your data stays private HOW IT WORKS: Two ways to use the app: GUIDED PROTOCOL: • Complete initial assessment questionnaire • Receive personalized 15-day therapy protocol • Follow AI-optimized session sequence • Track progress with adaptive adjustments • Optionally enhance your routine: add mental clarity (40 Hz) or better-sleep sessions, up to three sessions a day, each with its own reminder time FLEXIBLE SESSIONS: • Browse all available AVE sessions • Choose sessions based on your current needs • Select 11-minute full or 6-minute short versions • Install Mental 6-packs - themed bundles of six sessions in their own home screen section • Use anytime for quick relief or deep relaxation NEW IN VERSION 2: • Headset Mode - with a simple 3D-printable headset, your phone's screen (not just the camera flash) delivers the light, filling your field of view for stronger, less distracting sessions • Eyes-open mode with calming pre-session animations • Mental 6-packs - themed session bundles, installed with a free account and synced across your devices • Enhance your routine - extra mental clarity sessions built around 40 Hz, the gamma frequency studied for focus and memory, and better-sleep sessions that ease you down into Delta • Still free, no ads, no subscription needed WHAT IS AVE THERAPY? Audio-Visual Entrainment combines binaural beats, isochronic tones, and rhythmic light to help balance brain activity. The light reaches you through your phone's camera flash or, in Headset Mode, its screen. Headphones are recommended for the strongest effect - they add a binaural beat layer on top of the tones - but because the isochronic tones work through any speaker, sessions still work without them. Sessions follow a carefully sequenced frequency journey with gradual transitions, not a single fixed tone. Developed in a practice office with a psychotherapist and a consulting psychiatrist, grounded in data from 1000+ sessions. WHO IT'S FOR: • People with depression seeking additional support tools • Those managing anxiety and panic attacks • Anyone struggling with insomnia or sleep issues • Professionals dealing with burnout • People wanting science-backed mental wellness support WHY 6TH MIND: Science-based approach to mental wellness. Whether you're dealing with depression, anxiety, burnout, or just need help relaxing and sleeping better, our methods are grounded in psychology and refined through 1000+ sessions in our practice office. Can be used alongside traditional therapy and medication. Download free today.

Screenshots

EMDR Therapy3 screens
6th Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 6th Mind at none against EMDR Therapy's shown. 6th Mind also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). EMDR Therapy's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

6th Mind holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of EMDR Therapy's written reviews are positive against 83% of 6th Mind's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMDR Therapy ships an update every 4 days, 6th Mind every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EMDR Therapy versus 6th Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMDR Therapy6th Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (12 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1215 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB34 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAhmet Emre KilincSixth Technology EOOD

Customer experience

EMDR Therapy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

6th Mind

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EMDR Therapy

No in-app purchases

None

6th Mind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMDR Therapy free?
EMDR Therapy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 6th Mind free?
6th Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EMDR Therapy or 6th Mind?
6th Mind is rated higher. EMDR Therapy averages 4.4 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while 6th Mind averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do EMDR Therapy or 6th Mind have ads?
EMDR Therapy shows ads; 6th Mind does not.
Which is updated more often, EMDR Therapy or 6th Mind?
EMDR Therapy ships an update every 4 days, and 6th Mind every 11 days. Most recently, EMDR Therapy was updated on September 15, 2026 and 6th Mind on October 15, 2026.

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